Crematory-urn



L. F. MOORE.

CREMATORY URN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l711920.

1,373,014. Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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L. F. MOORE.

CREMATORY URN.

APPLICATION FILED 05c. 17. I920.

1,373,01 4:. Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE F. MOORE, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

CREMATORY-URN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

Application filed December 17, 1920; Serial No. 431,783.

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that I, LAWRENCE F. Moon's, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda, and State out California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Crematory- Urns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the identifica tion of human remains before and after incineration in a cremation retort or other means of cremation.

To carry out the invention, use is made of a non-combustible tag, tablet or plate made of tile, asbestos, clay, metal, or other heat resisting substance, 011 which the name, number, symbol or other identifying or re cording mark or inscription may be written, stamped, printed, molded or inscribed. The tag, tablet, or plate is placed in a crematory urn with the ashes of the deceased, said urn having novel means of identifying the said tag, tablet or plate and ashes through a transparent closure coverin an aperture in the crematoryurn.

llhe invention consists in new features of construction and novel combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the annexed drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the urn.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the urn.

Fig. 3 is a face view of the identification tag.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the upper portion of the urn taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are views illustrating a modification.

Figs. 8 and 9 are views illustrating an.- other modification.

in the drawing 1 indicates the urn body and 2 the bottom thereof. which is provided with an opening 3. A pane of transparent material 4., preferably mica, fits within said body in contact with its side walls and rests upon the bottom 2 over the opening 3. A name plate, tag or tablet 5, preferably of heat resisting metal, steel. or other fire proof material, fits within the urn body in contact with the side walls thereof, and rests upon the pane i. The name, number or symbol. 6 or the deceased person whose ashes the urn contains is engraved or otherwise produced on the bottom of the name, number or symbol plate, tag or tablet, so that the name, number or symbol rests over the opening 3 through which same may be seen. This plate, tag or tablet is placed on the co'flin of the deceased whose name, number or symbol appears on said plate and remains there during cremation of the deceased thus avoiding mistaken identity of the ashes when same are removed from the incineror symbol appears on the plate, tag or tablet in the urn.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the plate 15 is slightly larger in cross sectional area than that of the opening 3 and considerably smaller in cross sectional area than that oil the urn. The tag or plate is placed on the under side oi the bottom 2 over the opening 3 and a plate 16 is placed over the plate 17 which fits the side walls of the urn and is soldered or otherwise fastened at its edges to the bottom wall 2. The plate 16 is provided with an opening 17 through which the name, number or symbol on the plate or tag 15 may be observed. The ashes in the urn fill the opening 3 and rest on the plate or tag.

In the modification shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the name, number or symbol plate or tag 20 is about the size of plate 15 and is placed within the urn upon the mica pane t over the sight opening A plate or tag 21 which may also be of: mica is placed within. the urn over the name plate and the ashes placed in the urn upon the plate 21.

To protect the plate, tag or tablet from the intense heat used in cremation, I employ a heavy asbestos envelop or container shown in Fig. 10. The plate or tag may be placed within this container before placing it on the coflin and thus reduce the heat which might otherwise obliterate any name, number or symbol on the plate during the progress of cremation.

On account of the sentiment connected with the remains of deceased persons, it will be seen that there is a definite need for a.

means of identifying human remains after incineration in a crematory retort or other means of cremation. Relatives of the deceased usually do not Witness the actual cremation. The procedure is not understood by persons vitally interested. Therefore, there are often doubts as to Whether the incinerate remains sealed in the urn have not been placed there by mistake. Nearly all incinerate remains have the same character istics except as to quantity. My invention, therefore, provides a positive means of identifying such remains. Since the plate follows the remains through cremation and comprising a bottom Wall having a sight opening therein and an identification device a adapted to accompany the body during the cremating process arranged in position on the urn to close said opening, with the identifying characters thereon exposed to View from the exterior of the urn and with its other face exposed to the contents of the urn.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LAWRENCE F. MOORE. 

